What happened
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(-23) Aircraft veered off the rwy to the right on Private airstrip under presumed attempt to take-off striking right wing tip on the ground followed by main landing gear and nose cart wheeling ejecting pilot from aircraft. Rwy heading 180, wind 110@07. Aircraft located 250 ft west and 170 ft short of the south end of rwy. Rwy length is 1100 ft. the only witness in the area stated seeing the plane going down the rwy before losing the airplane behind a barn. Walking around the barn to follow up the plane the witness found the airplane crashed. Remaining aircraft structure was inspected. Continuity of control was observed to the tail section and left aileron. Visual observation of wood propeller hub suggests propeller was turning prior to hitting the ground. Wing fuel tanks were observed containing automotive fuel, qty unknown. Pilot has not flown in over two years. Pilot/owner performed maintenance without a valid A&P mechanic license. (-23 amendment) un-authorized pilot crashed shortly after take-off on Private airstrip striking right wing tip on the ground followed by main landing gear and nose cart wheeling clockwise ejecting pilot from aircraft. Rwy hea ding 180, wind 110@07. Aircraft located 250 ft west and 170 ft short of the south end of rwy. Rwy length is 1100 ft. one witness stated seeing the plane going down the rwy losing the airplane behind a barn. Walking around the barn to follow up the plane the witness found the airplane crashed. Another witness states he saw the airplane take-off heading south and about 60 ft of altitude the plane veered right and crashed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RWY TO THE RIGHT ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP UNDER PRESUMED ATTEMPT TO TAKE-OFF STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE CART WHEELING EJECTING PILOT FROM AIRCRAFT. RWY HEADING 180, WIND 110@07. AIRCRAFT LOCATED 250 FT WEST AND 170 FT SHORT OF THE SOUTH END OF RWY. RWY LENGTH IS 1100 FT. THE ONLY WITNESS IN THE AREA STATED SEEING THE PLANE GOING DOWN THE RWY BEFORE LOSING THE AIRPLANE BEHIND A BARN. WALKING AROUND THE BARN TO FOLLOW UP THE PLANE THE WITNESS FOUND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. REMAINING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WAS INSPECTED. CONTINUITY OF CONTROL WAS OBSERVED TO THE TAIL SECTION AND LEFT AILERON. VISUAL OBSERVATION OF WOOD PROPELLER HUB SUGGESTS PROPELLER WAS TURNING PRIOR TO HITTING THE GROUND. WING FUEL TANKS WERE OBSERVED CONTAINING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL, QTY UNKNOWN. PILOT HAS NOT FLOWN IN OVER TWO YEARS. PILOT/OWNER PERFORMED MAINTENANCE WITHOUT A VALID A&P MECHANIC LICENSE. (-23 AMENDMENT) UN-AUTHORIZED PILOT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE CART WHEELING CLOCKWISE EJECTING PILOT FROM AIRCRAFT. RWY HEA DING 180, WIND 110@07. AIRCRAFT LOCATED 250 FT WEST AND 170 FT SHORT OF THE SOUTH END OF RWY. RWY LENGTH IS 1100 FT. ONE WITNESS STATED SEEING THE PLANE GOING DOWN THE RWY LOSING THE AIRPLANE BEHIND A BARN. WALKING AROUND THE BARN TO FOLLOW UP THE PLANE THE WITNESS FOUND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. ANOTHER WITNESS STATES HE SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKE-OFF HEADING SOUTH AND ABOUT 60 FT OF ALTITUDE THE PLANE VEERED RIGHT AND CRASHED.
NTSB investigation
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